dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/lei_MWT.json
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{
"lei":{
"an ornamental chain or string (as of beads) worn around the neck":{
"examples":[
"we were presented with flowery leis as soon as we stepped off the plane in Hawaii"
],
"synonyms":[
"choker",
"collar",
"dog collar",
"necklace"
],
"near synonyms":[
"torque",
"torc",
"beads",
"carcanet",
"rivi\u00e8re",
"rope",
"strand",
"bangle",
"lavaliere",
"lavalliere",
"locket",
"pendant",
"pendent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"leisters":{
"as in tridents , harpoons":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gaffs",
"halberds",
"halberts",
"harpoons",
"tridents",
"javelins",
"lances",
"pike",
"pikes",
"pikestaffs",
"shafts",
"spears",
"darts",
"spikes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"leisureliness":{
"as in lethargy , torpor":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"languidness",
"languor",
"lethargy",
"torpidity",
"torpor",
"slowness",
"sluggishness",
"reluctance",
"deliberateness",
"deliberation",
"dilatoriness",
"lateness",
"pokiness",
"procrastination"
],
"near antonyms":[
"celerity",
"fastness",
"fleetness",
"haste",
"hurry",
"quickness",
"rapidity",
"rapidness",
"speed",
"speediness",
"swiftness",
"velocity",
"clip",
"gait",
"pace",
"rate",
"tempo",
"drive",
"hustle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"leisurely":{
"moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed":{
"examples":[
"after buying our stuff, we just wandered around the mall at a leisurely pace"
],
"synonyms":[
"crawling",
"creeping",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dilatory",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"laggard",
"lagging",
"languid",
"poking",
"poky",
"pokey",
"slow",
"sluggish",
"snail-paced",
"snaillike",
"tardy",
"unhurried"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deliberate",
"measured",
"inactive",
"inert",
"lethargic",
"loafing",
"lounging",
"lingering",
"loitering",
"tarrying",
"ambling",
"heavy-footed",
"inching",
"plodding",
"shuffling",
"slow-footed",
"strolling",
"decelerating",
"slowing",
"filibustering",
"procrastinating",
"stalling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"expeditious",
"prompt",
"ready",
"accelerated",
"hastened",
"quickened",
"hurried",
"rushed"
],
"antonyms":[
"barreling",
"bolting",
"breakneck",
"breathless",
"brisk",
"careering",
"dizzy",
"fast",
"fleet",
"flying",
"hasty",
"hurrying",
"lightning",
"meteoric",
"quick",
"racing",
"rapid",
"rocketing",
"running",
"rushing",
"scooting",
"scudding",
"scurrying",
"snappy",
"speeding",
"speedy",
"swift",
"warp-speed",
"whirling",
"whirlwind",
"whisking",
"zipping"
]
},
"at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected":{
"examples":[
"the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink"
],
"synonyms":[
"laggardly",
"pokily",
"slow",
"slowly",
"sluggishly",
"tardily"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carefully",
"cautiously",
"deliberately",
"purposefully",
"heavily",
"ploddingly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"immediately",
"posthaste",
"presto",
"promptly",
"pronto",
"readily",
"soon",
"impetuously",
"impulsively",
"rashly",
"recklessly",
"abruptly",
"suddenly"
],
"antonyms":[
"apace",
"briskly",
"fast",
"fleetly",
"full tilt",
"hastily",
"meteorically",
"quick",
"quickly",
"rapidly",
"snappily",
"speedily",
"swift",
"swiftly"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"leister":{
"as in trident , harpoon":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gaff",
"halberd",
"halbert",
"harpoon",
"trident",
"javelin",
"lance",
"pike",
"pikestaff",
"shaft",
"spear",
"dart",
"spike"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"leis":{
"an ornamental chain or string (as of beads) worn around the neck":{
"examples":[
"we were presented with flowery leis as soon as we stepped off the plane in Hawaii"
],
"synonyms":[
"chokers",
"collars",
"dog collars",
"necklaces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"torques",
"torcs",
"beads",
"carcanets",
"rivi\u00e8res",
"ropes",
"strands",
"bangles",
"lavalieres",
"lavallieres",
"lockets",
"pendants",
"pendents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"leisure":{
"freedom from activity or labor":{
"examples":[
"upon retiring, the elderly couple looked forward to a life of well-deserved leisure"
],
"synonyms":[
"decompression",
"ease",
"relaxation",
"repose",
"rest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catnapping",
"dozing",
"lazing",
"napping",
"resting",
"sleep",
"slumber",
"slumbering",
"snoozing",
"quiet",
"silence",
"stillness",
"calm",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"respite",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"tranquilness",
"dolce far niente",
"idleness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pressure",
"strain",
"stress",
"tenseness",
"tension"
],
"antonyms":[
"exertion",
"labor",
"toil",
"work"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"leisures":{
"freedom from activity or labor":{
"examples":[
"upon retiring, the elderly couple looked forward to a life of well-deserved leisure"
],
"synonyms":[
"decompression",
"ease",
"relaxation",
"repose",
"rest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catnapping",
"dozing",
"lazing",
"napping",
"resting",
"sleep",
"slumber",
"slumbering",
"snoozing",
"quiet",
"silence",
"stillness",
"calm",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"respite",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"tranquilness",
"dolce far niente",
"idleness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pressure",
"strain",
"stress",
"tenseness",
"tension"
],
"antonyms":[
"exertion",
"labor",
"toil",
"work"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}